Patriots Point lets SC residents pay what they can
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina residents who want to see the USS Yorktown are getting a special break on the admission price.
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Robotics competition scheduled at The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Students from South Carolina and several neighboring states are scheduled to meet at The Citadel to see which of them can build the best robot.
SC legislators return to top issues: debt, taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three years of cash crunches caused by the Great Recession are gone and South Carolina lawmakers now are talking about paying off debt and cutting taxes.
Alleged SC killer's plea deal dropped in dispute
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of gunning down his estranged wife in a Summerville restaurant parking lot will stand trial next week after a judge rejected his plea deal.
Delay denied in case of ex-SC death row inmate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied South Carolina prosecutors' request to delay a new trial for an inmate who spent nearly three decades on death row until justices can review an appellate decision tossing his conviction.
Deputies: Man Tried to Kidnap 9 Year old Girl
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are seeking help from citizens in identifying a man they say attempted to kidnap a 9-year-old girl at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 6 while the girl played with friends outside her residence at a mobile home park on Charleston Highway near West Columbia.
SC Rep. Viers charged with harassing ex-girlfriend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach Police say state Rep. Thad Viers was arrested after an ex-girlfriend says he continued to call, text and email for more than five months after they broke up.
Cops: Baby sitter uses Xanax to calm 4-year-old
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old baby sitter has been arrested after slipping an anti-anxiety drug into the lunch of a 4-year-old girl she was watching to calm the child down and get her to take a nap.
Politicians respond to new Pentagon strategy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Politicians are reacting with praise and criticism to President Obama's new strategy for a leaner, smaller military and the effect it might have in the Carolinas.
Fire Officials Deem Columbia Restaurant Fire Arson
An early morning fire at a Midlands restaurant is deemed arson.
Romney keeps focus on Obama in Southern outings
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is keeping his focus on President Barack Obama as he works South Carolina, leaving the Republican intraparty attacks to his new public ally, Sen. John McCain.
Largest shag dance in world certified on SC coast
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — It's an official world record. The 744 people who danced the shag at the same time last fall in North Myrtle Beach have set the record for the largest Carolina shag dance.
Bikes being banned along Charleston expressway
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston Mayor Joe Riley says bikes and pedestrians are being banned from a Charleston expressway where a bicyclist was struck and killed last summer.
SC Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Sisters
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing two sisters in an Oconee County home invasion. Prosecutors said Shawn Owens pleaded guilty Friday to murder.
Final Moments of K-9's Death Revealed
Richland County K-9 Deputy, Fargo, died like a true soldier in battle, according to his partner who recounts the details of the dog's final moments.
SC missing boy's mom told cops she had no children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The mother of an 18-month-old South Carolina boy missing for more than a month initially told investigators she didn't have a son when they questioned her.
Public Hearing on Bus System Saturday
Saturday, January 7, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, at CMRTA Headquarters on Lucius Road, officials will host a public forum. Riders of Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, CMRTA, will have a chance to respond to a reduction in services that could come as early as next month.
Police Use Search Warrants in Search for Missing Toddler
Columbia Police continue to search for 18 month old, Amir Jennings. Thursday, ABC Columbia News learned officials had issued 3 search warrants in the case.
Columbia employee pleads guilty in kickback scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia Parks and Recreation Department employee has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks from contractors working on city projects.
Cops use cadaver dog in search for missing SC boy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say they have used cadaver dogs to search a car and home belonging to the South Carolina woman they accuse of repeatedly lying to them about where her 18-month-old son is.
